Innocent Murula, a UNICEF-supported community outreach worker, works to raise community awareness about mpox in Kamanyola, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 25, 2024. The ...

World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has called for increased efforts to improve vaccination rates in Africa, as 1 in 5 children remain under-vaccinated. The Acting WHO Regional ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The day Shalom Mirembe was sent home from school last month over unpaid tuition, her father lay dying in a hospital. Even as her mother sat by his bedside, school officials were ...

Ten million children in sub-Saharan Africa have lost both of their parents to AIDS. “You read the statistics, but because the numbers are so huge, it doesn’t register until you can personalize it and ...

Brothers Mike and Patrick Liberty are not just dressing people — they’re fighting global social problems with their Colorado-based clothing line, Akomplice. Their latest campaign is “The Children of ...

At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF and WHO shine a light on the need for increased ...

Two million children in Nigeria suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Malnutrition refers to a condition that occurs when a person’s diet does not provide the right amount of nutrients for proper ...

A teacher at Severance Middle School leads an afterschool program to conduct hands-on engineering products with her students. A lightbulb moment this year gave her the idea to make more of an impact ...